Binuclear n-heterocyclic polyglycidyl compounds

ABSTRACT

POLYGLYCIDYL COMPOUNDS ARE MANUFACTURED BY REACTING ADDUCTS OF 1 MOL OF A DIISOCYANATE AND 2 MOLS OF A HYDANTOIN OR DIHYDROURACIL, FOR EXAMPLE N, N&#39;&#39;-BIS-(5,5DIMETHYLHYDANTOIN-1-CARBONYL)-HEXAMETHYLENEDIAMINE, WITH AN EPIHALOGENOHYDRIN OR B-METHYLEPIHALOGENOHYDRIN, FOR EXAMPLE EPICHLOROHYDRIN, IN THE PRSENCE OF A CATALYST. EXAMPLE: THE NEW COMPOUND OF THE FORMULA   (OXIRANYL-CH2-(2,5-DI(O=),4,4-DI(CH3-)IMIDAZOLIDIN-1,3-   YLENE)-CO-NH)2-(CH2)6   THE NEW POLYGLYCIDYL COMPOUNDS CAN BE CONVERTED, BY MEANS OF THE CUSTOMARY CURING AGENTS FOR EPOXIDE RESINS, SUCH AS DICARBOXYLIC ACIDS OR POLYAMINES, INTO MOULDINGS HAVING GOOD MECHANICAL AND DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES.

United stateS Patent ice 3,778,439

Patented Dec. 11, 1973 3,778,439 The new polyglycidyl compounds of the Formula I are BINUCLEAR N-HETEROCYCLIC POLYGLYCIDYL as a rule resins which are viscous to solid at room tem-' COMPOUNDS erat re and whi h c b on ted 'th th e Juergen Habermeier, Alemannenweg 12, Pfeflingen, Basel, p u c an e c ver e1 er as W at or mixed with reactive diluents, by means of customary fig gg gggi ggg y Zelgemeg 5 curing agents for epoxide resins, such as dicarboxylic No Dr awing. Filed Oct. 28, 1971, Ser. No. 193,559 anhydnfles t havmg Claims priority, application Switzerland, Nov. 2, 1970, mechamc'fll and e1ectr 1alPr9Pert1eS- a o Alongside the casting resin field, preferred fields of Int CL 107 49 /32 51/18 use are above all uses as powder resins, such as fluidised Us, 3 2 0-25 4 C 7 cl i 10 bed coating powders and compression moulding powders.

The new polyepoxides of the Formula I are manufac- ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE tured according to methods which are in themselves known. A first, preferred process variant (a), according Polyglycidyl compounds are manufactured by reacting to the invention, for their manufacture is characterised adducts of 1 mol of a diisocyanate and 2 mols of a in that, inacompound of the formula hydantoin or dihydrouracil, for example N,N-bis-(5,5- O=C Z1 dimethylhydantoin-l-carbonyl) hexamethylenediamine, with an ep-ihalogenohydrin or fl-methylepihalogenohydrin, /N"C NH A NE N\ for example epichlorohydrin, in the presence of a catalyst. Example: the new compound of the formula (Ha) HaC CH1 H CH3 o=o -o n 11 o o=o 0 I l l l l C r-CH-CH:N NC-N(CH2)r-NC-N NCHz-CHCH2 C C The new polyglycidyl compounds can be converted, or of the formula by means of the customary curing agents for epoxide 0=O 'Z1 Z1--C= resins, such as dicarboxylic acids or polyamines, into l 1 mouldings having good mechanical and dielectric proper- 30 g 4 ties. 0 i

o 2) (11b) The subject of the present invention are new binuclear wherein A, Z and Z have the same meaning as in the N-heterocyclic polyglycidyl compounds of the formula Formula I and the radicals Y, Y, Y and Y' are radicals 0 0 which can be converted into 1,2-epoxyethyl or l-methylg g 1,2-epoxyethyl radicals, these radicals are converted into 1 1 epoxyethyl or l-methyl-l,2-epoxyethyl radicals. F" A radical Y, Y, Y" or Y' which can be converted X 0 (i 1%, 1L, 0 0 into the 1,2-epoxyethyl radical or I-methyl-LZ-epoxy- P, I (I) 40 ethyl radical is above all a hydroxyhalogenoethyl radical wherein A denotes a divalent aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, carrying the functlonal groups on dlfierent cfu'bon atoms cycloaliphatic-aliphatic, araliphatic, aromatic or heteroespeclauy a radlcal a cyclicaliphatic radical, Z and Z each represent a divalent halogem-1-hYSl1XY'1"m?thY1ethY1IaFIICaI- Halogen atoms radical Of the formula are here especially chlorine or bromine atoms. The reaction takes place in the customary manner above all in 1 the presence of agents which split off hydrogen halide, o such as strong alkalis, for example anhydrous sodium r hydroxide or aqueous sodium hydroxide solution. How- 2 ever, other strongly alkaline reagents, such as potassium wherein R and R each denote a hydrogen atom or an hydroXide, barium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide, Sodium aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbonate Pomssium carbonate can q be usedcarbon radical, or wherein R and R together form a A further radical Y, can be C011- divalent aliphatic or cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon radical, Vefted intofhe L p y y l'adlcal example, the wherein R and R each denote a hydrogen atom or an ethenY1T%}d1ca 1Wh1h can be converted 111130 the L P Y' aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic or aromatic hydroethyl radlqal 111 a known maflllef, Such above y carbon radical and wherein R and R each represent a T630501} Wlth y g PMOXIde P 3 for eXample hydrogen atom or an alkyl radical, X and X each denote Peracetlc, Pf 0T Pefmonophthallc 301da hydrogen atom or a methyl group and B and B each The starting substances of the Formulae He. or III) are denote a hydrogen atom, a glycidyl group or a fi-meth 1- obtained m a manner WhlCh 1s m ltself known. Thus, for glycidyl group. example, a compound of the formula In the above Formula I, A preferably denotes a di- 0= Z1 Z1 =O valent aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, cycloaliphatic-aliphatic, 1; I1I C NH A NH G N 1 araliphatio or aromatic hydrocarbon radical or a N- o o O heterocyclic-aliphati-c radical; R and R preferably deg 3 note hydrogen atoms or lower alkyl radicals with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or R and R together denote the tetrawherein A, Z and Z have the same meaning as in the methylene or pentamethylene radical; R R R and R Formula I, can be reacted with a compound of the formula preferably denote hydrogen atoms or lower alkyl radicals Y'CH -Hal, wherein Hal represents a halogen atom with l to 4 carbon atoms, X and X preferably denote 0 and Y has the abovementioned meaning. Preferably, the hydrogen atoms and B and B preferably denote hydrogen compound of the formula III is reacted with an epichaloatoms or glycidyl groups. genohydrin or fl-methylepihalogenohydrin, above all epihydrazines having a tertiary nitrogen atom, such as 1,1-

dimethylhydrazine, which can also be employed in a quarternised form; alkali halides, such as lithium chloride, potassium chloride, and sodium chloride, bromide or fluoride; and also ion exchange resins having tertiary or quaternary amino groups, as Well as ion exchangers having acid amide groups. Basic impurities which can occur in technical commercially available forms of the starting compounds, can also act as catalysts. In such cases it is not necessary to add a special catalyst.

Depending on the molar ratio of the compound of the formula YCH Hal to the compound of the Formula III, and depending on the radical A, 2 to 4 mols of the compound Y-CH Hal are added to 1 mol of the compound (III). The NH groups present in the heterocyclic ring in general react more easily than the active hydrogens of the urea groups, so that when using about 2 mols of compound YCH -Hal per 1 mol of compound (III), compounds of the Formula IIa are as a rule first produced. Compounds of the Formula IIa are above all formed if a stoichiometric excess of compound is employed and furthermore the radical A is an aromatic radical or the urea groups NCONH- are directly bonded to aromatic rings.

The manufacture of the intermediate products of the Formula IIa or IIb and of the end products of the Formula III is appropriately carried out in a single two-stage process without isolating the intermediate products (IIa) or -(IIb).

A preferred embodiment of the process is therefore, for example, to react an epihalogenohydrin or fl-methylepihalogenohydrin, preferably epichlorohydrin or B-methylepichlorohydrin, in the presence of a catalyst, such as, preferably, a tertiary amine, a quaternary ammonium base or a quaternary ammonium salt, with a compound of the Formula IH and, in a second stage, to treat the resulting product, containing halogenohydrin groups, with agents which split off hydrogen halide. In these reactions, the procedure described above is followed, and the compounds mentioned above can be used as catalysts for the addition of epihalogenohydrin or fi-methylepihalogenohydrin, or for the dehydrohalogenation. Particularly good yields are obtained if an excess of epichlorohydrin or B- methylepichlorohydrin is used. During the first reaction, before the addition of alkali, a partial epoxidation of dichlorohydrin or of the fi-methyldichlorohydrin of the compound (lII) already occurs. The epichlorohydrin or 8- methylepichlorohydrin, which act as hydrogen chloride acceptors, have then been partially converted into glycerine-dichlorohydrin or into p-methylglycerine-dichlorohydrin.

'Ihe symmetrical compounds of the Formula III can be manufactured by addition of 1 mol of a diisocyanate of the formula O=C=N-\A-N C=O (IV) to 2 mols of a N-heterocyclic compound of the formula Z1-C=O Zz---C=O HN NH HN 1 1E ll ll Unsymmetrical compounds of the Formula III can be obtained, for example, if 1 mol of a diisocyanate (IV) is first added to 1 mol of a heterocyclic compound of the Formula Va and the resulting intermediate product is added, in a second stage, to 1 mol of a heterocyclic compound (Vb), which differs from the compound (Va), to give the compound (III).

The addition reaction is as a rule carried out at elevated temperature, for example at 60-200 C., with exclusion of atmospheric moisture and appropriately in the absence of solvents.

Possible diisocyanates of the Formula IV are those of the aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic, aromatic and heterocyclic-aliphatic series.

As diisocyanates of the aliphatic, cycloaliphatic and araliphatic series there may be mentioned: ethylene diisocyanate, trimethylenediisocyanate, tetramethylenediisocyanate, hexamethylenediisocyanate, decamethylenediisocyanate, 2,2,4- and 2,4,4-trimethylhexamethylenediisocyanate or their technical mixtures; diisocyanates of the formula OCN-Y-NCO, wherein Y denotes the hydrocarbon radical of an optionally hydrogenated dimerised fatty alcohol; cyclopentylene-1,3-diisocyanate, cyclohexylene-l,4-, -1,3- or -l,2-diisocyanate, hexahydrotoluylene-2,4- or -2,6-diisoecyanate, 3,5,5 trimethyl-3-isocyanatomethyl-cyclohexance-l-isocyanate =isophorone-diisocyanate); dicyclohexyl-methane 4,4-diisocyanate; 0-, mand p-xylylenecud-diisocyanate.

As diisocyanates of the aromatic series there may be mentioned:

toluylene-2,4-diisocyanate, toluylene-2,6-diisocyanate or their technical mixtures; diphenylmethane-4,4'-diisocyanate, naphthalene-1,5-diisocyanate, 3,3'-dimethyl-4,4'-diisocyanate, 3,3'-dimethyl-biphenyl-4,4'-diisocyanate, 3,3-dimethoxy-4,4'-diphenyl-diisocyanate, 3,3'-dichloro-diphenyl-4,4-diisocyanate, 4,4-diphenyl-diisocyanate, diphenyldimethyl-methane-4,4-diisocyanate, p,p'-dibenzyl-diisocyanate, phenylene-1,4-diisocyanate, phenylene-1,3-diisocyanate, 2,3,5,6-tetramethyl-p-phenylenediisocyanate;

the uretdione-diisocyanate obtainable by dimerisation of aromatic diisocyanates, such as, for example, 2,4-toluylone-diisocyanate, for example, 1,3-bis-(4-methyl-3'-isocyanatophenyl-)-uretdione of the formula NCO N,N-di- (4-methyl-3-isocyanato-phenyl)-urea.

As diisocyanates of the heterocyclic-aliphatic series there may be mentioned:

1,3-di- -isocyanatopropyl) -hydrantoin,

1,3-di- ('y-isocyanato-propyl -5-methyl-hydantoin,

1,3-di- -isocyanatopropyl) -5,5-dimethyl-hydantoin,

1, 3 -di- 'y-isocyanatopropyl) -5-methyl-S-ethyl-hydantoin,

1, 3-di- ('y-isocyanatopropyl) -5-ethyl-hydantoin,

1,3-di- ('y-isocyanatopropyl) -5-propyl-hydantoin,

1,3-di- -isocyanatopropyl) -5-isopropyl-hydantoin,

1,3-di- ('y-isocyanato-propyl) -1,3-diazaspiro- (4.4) -nonane- 2,4-dione and 1,3-di- ('y-isocyanatopropyl) 1,3-diaza-spiro- (4.5

decane-2,4-dione,

1,3-di- (y-isocyanatopropyl) -5,5-dimethyl-5,6 dihydrouracil and 1,3-di- ('y-isocyanatopropyl) 6-methyl-5,6-dihydrouracil;

1,1'-methylene-bis-(3-'y-isocyanatopropyl-hydantoin) The mononuclear N-heterocyclic compounds of the Formulae Va or Vb used for the manufacture of the compounds of the Formula III are above all hydantoin, hy dantoin derivatives, dihydrouracil and dihydrouracil derivatives.

Hydantoin and its preferred derivatives correspond to the general formula (VII wherein R and R both denote a hydrogen atom or identical or different alkyl radicals, preferably alkyl radicals with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and R and R independently of one another each denote a hydrogen atom or an alkyl radical.

Preferably, in the above formula, the two radicals R and R denote methyl groups, R, denotes a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl radical with 1 to 4 carbon atoms and R denotes a hydrogen atom. 5,6-dihydrouracil, 5,5- dimethyl-5,6dihydrouracil (2,4-dioXo-5,S-dimethylhexahydropyrimidine) and 5,5-dimethyl-6-isopropyl-5,6-dihydro-uracil (2,4-dioxo 5,5 dimethyl-6-isopropylhexahydropyrimidine) may be mentioned.

In the reaction of hydantoins or dihydrouracils with isocyanates, only the weakly acid or neutral NH groups in the 1-position of the ring react, whilst the more strongly acid NH group in the 3-position of the ring is practically not attacked. The compounds of the Formula HI can therefore be obtained in practically theoretical yield by reaction of a diisocyanate with hydantoins or dihydrouracils in the molar ratio of 1:2.

A second preferred process variant (b), according to the invention, for the manufacture of the polyepoxides of the Formula I is characterised in that 1 mol of a diisocyanate of the formula is reacted with 2 mols of a N-heterocyclic monoglycidyl compound of the formula wherein the symbols A, Z 2;, X and X have the same meaning as in the Formula I, whilst warming.

The addition reaction is appropriately carried out in the temperature range of 60200 C., with exclusion of atmospheric moisture and preferably in the absence of solvents.

The same diisocyanates of the Formula IV are employed as in the manufacture of the compounds of the Formula III, described above.

The N-heterocyclic monoglycidyl compounds of the Formula VIIIa or VIIIb can be manufactured in a known manner by reacting 1 mol of a N-heterocyclic compound of the Formula Va or Vb, as used above for the manufacture of compounds of the Formula III, in a first stage with 1 mol of an epihalogenohydrin or fl-methylepihalogenohydrin, prefrably with 1 mol of epichlorohydrin or 13- methylepichlorohydrin, in the presence of a catalyst, such as, preferably, a tertiary amine, a quaternary ammonium base or a quaternary ammonium salt, such as benzyltrimethylammonium chloride, under conditions in which onl the more strongly acid endocyclic NH group in the 3-position of the ring is substituted, so as to give the halogenohydrin, and in a second stage treating the resulting product containing halogenohydrin groups with agents which split ofl hydrogen halide, preferably strong alkalis, such as sodium hydroxide.

Possible N-heterocyclic compounds of the Formula Va or Vb are, as mentioned above, hydantoin, hydantoin derivatives, dihydrouracil and dihydrouracil derivatives, and above all those of the Formulae VI and VII.

In the hydantoins and dihydrouracils in question the NH group located in the 3-position, which lies between the two carbonyl groups, is of acid character and can, .for

example, be determined quantitatively by potentiometric titration with alkali.

Particularly good yields of monoglycidyl compound VIIIa or VIIIb are obtained if a stoichiometric excess of epichlorohydrin or methylepichlorohydrin over the amount required for addition to the NH group in the 3-position of the heterocyclic ring is employed in the reaction mixture. During the catalytic addition of the epichlorohydrin in the first reaction stage, before the addition of alkali, a partial epoxidation of the dichlorohydrin of the hydantoin already takes place. The epichlorohydrin, which acts as a hydrogen chloride acceptor, is then partly converted into glycerine-dichlorohydrin.

In the reaction of the hydantoins or dihydrouracils, described above, with a stoichiometric excess of epichlorohydrin over the amount required .for the monoglycidylation in the presence of a catalyst, the acid NH group in the 3- po'sition of the ring reacts more rapidly than the NH group in the 1-position of the ring. It is therefore possible to react the more strongly acid NH group substantially quantitatively with the epichlorohydrin before the more Weakly acid NH group has significantly reacted. If, therefore, the reaction leading to the chlorohydrin is interrupted at the right moment (the consumption of about 1 mol of epichlorohydrin per mol of the hydantoin or dihydrouracil being proved by means of a sample of the reaction mix ture) and the mixture is then allowed to react with the equivalent amount of alkali, the monoglycidyl derivative of the Formula VII'Ia or VII-Ib is obtained as the main product.

The new polyglycidyl compounds of the Formula I, according to the invention, react with the customary curing agents for polyepoxide compounds and can therefore be cross-linked or cured by the addition of such curing agents, analogously to other polyfunctional epoxide compounds or epoxide resins. Basic or acid compounds can be used as such curing agents.

As suitable curing agents there may, for example, be mentioned: amines or amides, such as aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic, primary, secondary and tertiary amines, for example monoethanolamine, ethylene diamine, hexamethylenediamine, trimethylhexamethylenediamine, diethylenetriamine, triethylenetetramine, tetraethylenepentamine, N,N-dimethylpropylenediamine-1,3, N,N- diethylpropylenediamine 1,3, bis (4 amino-3-methylcyclohexyl)-methane, 3,5,5 trimethyl-3-(aminomethyl)- cyclohexylamine (isophoronediamine), Mannich bases, such as 2,4,6 tris (dimethylaminomethyl)-phenol, mphenylenediamine, p phenylenediamine, bis (4-aminophenyl)-methane, bis (4 aminophenyl) sulphone and m-xylylenediamine; N-(Z-aminoethyl) piperazine; adducts of acrylonitrile or monoepoxides, such as ethylene oxide or propylene oxide, to polyalkylene-polyamines, such as diethylene triamine or triethylenetetramine; adducts of polyamines, such as diethylenetriamine or triethylenetetramine in excess, and polyepoxides, such as diomethanepolyglycidyl-ethers; ketimines, .for example from acetone or methyl ethyl ketone and bis(p-amino-phenyl)-methane; adducts of monophenols or polyphenols and polyamines; polyamides, especially those from aliphatic polyamines, such as diethylene-triamine or triethylenetetramine, and dimerised or trimerised unsaturated fatty acids, such as uimerised linseed oil fatty acid (Versamid); polymeric polysulphides (Thiokol); dicyandiamide, aniline-formaldehyde resins, polyhydric phenols, for example resorcinol, 2,2-bis-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-propane or phenol-formaldehyde resins; boron trifluoride and its complexes with organic compounds, such as BF -ether complexes and ER- amine complexes, for example BF -monoethylamine complex; acetoacetanilide-BE, complex; phosphoric acid; triphenyl-phosphite; polybasic carboxylic acids and their annydrides, for example phthalic anhydride, A -tetrahydrophthalic anhydride, hexahydrophthalic anhydride, 4-methylhexahydrophthalic anhydride, 3,6-endomethylene-A tetrahydrophthalic anhydride, methyl-3,6-endomethylene- A -tetraydrophthalic anhydride methylnadic anhydride), 3,4,5,6,7,7 hexachloro 3,6-endomethylene-A tetrahydrophthalic anhydride, succinic anhydride, adipic anhydride, azelaic anhydride, sebacic anhydride, maleic anhydride, dodecenyl-succinic anhydride; pyromellitic dianhydride or mixtures of such anhydrides.

Curing accelerators can furthermore be employed in the curing reaction; when using polyamides, dicyandiamide, polymeric polysulphides or polycarboxylic acid anhydrides as curing agents, suitable accelerators are, for example, tertiary amines, their salts or quaternary ammonium compounds, for example 2,4,6-tris-(dimethylaminomethyl)- phenol, benzyldimethylamine, 2-ethyl-4-methyl-imidazole, 4-aminopyridine and triamylammonium phenolate, and also alkali metal alcoholates, such as, for example, sodium hexanetriolate. In the amine curing reaction, monophenols or polyphenols, such as phenol or diomethane, salicylic acid or thiocyanates, can for example be employed as accelerators. I

The term curing as used here denotes the conversion of the above-mentioned polyepoxides into insoluble and infusible, crosslinked products, and in particular, as a rule,

with simultaneous shaping to give mouldings, such as castings, pressings or laminates and the like, or to give sheet-like structures, such as coatings, coverings, lacquer films or adhesive bonds.

Depending on the choice of the curing agent, the curing reaction can be carried out at room temperature (18- 25 C.) or at elevated temperature (for example 50- C.).

The curing can, if desired, also be carried out in 2 stages, by first prematurely stopping the curing reaction or carrying out the first stage at only moderately elevated temperature, whereby a still fusible and soluble, curable precondensate (a so-called B-stage) i obtained from the epoxide component and the curing agent component. Such a precondensate can, for example, be used for the manufacture of Prepregs, compression moulding compositions or sintering powders.

A further subject of the present invention are therefore curable mixtures which are suitable for the manufacture of mouldings, including sheet-like structures, and which contain the polyglycidyl compounds according to the invention, optionally together with other polyepoxide compounds and also curing agents for epoxide resins, such as polyamines or polycarboxylic acid anhydrides.

The polyepoxides according to the invention or their mixtures with other polyepoxide compounds and/or ouring agents can furthermore be mixed, in any stage before curing, with customary modifiers, such as extenders, fillers and reinforcing agents, pigments, dyestuffs, organic solvents, plasticisers, flow control agents, agents for conferring thixotropy, fiameproofing substances and mould release agents.

As extenders, reinforcing agents, fillers and pigments which can be employed in the curable mixtures according to the invention there may, for example, be mentioned: coal tar, bitumen, glass fibres, boron fibres, carbon fibres, asbestos fibres, natural and synthetic textile fibres, such as polyester fibres, polyamide fibres and polyacrylonitrile fibres; polyethylene powder and polypropylene powder; quartz powder; mineral silicates, such as mica, asbestos powder and slate powder; kaolin, aluminium oxide trihylrat,e chalk powder, gypsum, antimony trioxide, bentones, silica aerogel (Aerosil), lithopone; barytes, titanium dioxide, carbon black, graphite, oxide pigments, such as iron oxide, or metal powders, such as aluminium powder or iron powder.

Suitable organic solvents for modifying the curable mixtures are, for example, toluene, xylene, n-propanol, butyl acetate, acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, diacetone-alcohol, ethylene glycol monomethyl ether, monoethyl ether and monobutyl ether.

As plasticisers for modifying the curable mixtures, dibutyl phthalate, dioctyl phthalate and dinonyl phthalate, tricresyl phosphate, trixylenyl phosphate and also polypropylene glycols can, for example, be employed.

As flow control agents when employing the curable mixtures, especially in surface protection, silicones, cellulose acetobutyrate, polyvinylbutyral, waxes, stearates and the like (which in part also used as mould release agents) may, for example, be added.

Particularly for use in the lacquer field, the polyepoxide compounds according to the invention can furthermore be partially esterified in a known manner with carboxylic acids such as, in particular, higher unsaturated fatty acids. It is furthermore possible to add other curable synthetic resins, for example phenoplasts or aminoplasts, to such lacquer resin formulations.

The curable mixtures according to the invention can be manufactured in the usual manner, with the aid of known mixing equipment (stirrers, kneaders, rolls).

The curable epoxide resin mixtures according to the invention are above all employed in the fields of surface protection, the electrical industry, laminating processes and the building industry. They can be used in a formulation suited in each case to the special end use, in the unfilled or filled state, optionally in the form of solutions or emulsions, as paints, lacquers, compression moulding compositions, sintering powders, dipping resins, casting resins, injection moulding formulations, impregnating resins and binders, adhesives, tool resins, laminating resins, sealing and filling compositions, floor covering compositions and binders for mineral aggregates.

In the examples which follow, unless otherwise stated, parts denote parts by weight and percentages denote percentages by weight. The relationship of parts by volume to parts by weight is as of the millilitre to the gram.

In order to determine the mechanical and electrical properties of the curable mixtures described in the examples which follow, sheets of size 92 x 41 x 12 mm. were manufactured for determining the flexural strength, deflection, impact strength and water absorption. The test specimens (60 x 10 x 4 mm.), for determining the water absorption and for the flexural test and impact test (VSM 77,103 and VSM 77,105 respectively) were machine from the sheets.

For determining the heat distortion point according to Martens (DIN 53,458), test specimens of size 120 x 15 x 10 mm. were cast in each case.

To test the arcing resistance and tracking resistance (VDE 0303), sheets of size 120 x 120 x 4 mm. were cast.

(A) MANUFACTURE OF THE STARTING SUBSTANCES (1) Adducts of 1 mol of Diisocyanate and 2 Mols of a Hydantoin or Dihydrouracil (a) N,N'-bis-(5,5-dimethyl-hydantoin-1-carbonyl)- hexamethylenediamine Adduct of 1 mol if hexamethylenediisocyanate and 2 mols of 5,5-dimethylhydantoin: A paste of 384.5 g. of 5,5-dimethylhydantoin (3.0 mols) and 252.2 g. of hexamethylenediisocyanate (1.5 mols) is stirred, with exclusion of atmospheric moisture, in a dry glass flask equipped with a stirrer, thermometer and reflux condenser. This thick paste is heated to 145-150 C., whereby a colourless, clear melt is produced. The reactionv is slightly exothermic. After a total of 3 hours, the melt is poured out onto a metal sheet to cool. The product solidifies to clear, transparent, yellowish-coloured glassy lumps.

The crude product can be purified by recrystallisation from ethanol. Colourless crystals melting at 226229 C. are obtained. Elementary analysis gives the following values:

Found (percent): C, 50.74; H, 6.66; N, 19.90. Calculated (percent): C, 50.94; H, 6.65; N, 19.80.

The mass spectrum shows the molecule-ion at 424 mass units (MU) (theoretical molecular weight 424.5). Furthermore, characteristic fragment ions are observed at MU=297; MU=296; MU=240; MU=184; and

The proton-magnetic resonance spectrum (60 Mc- HNMR, recorded in deuterodimethylsulphoxide (DMSO at 35 C., as an 0.4 molar solution, against tetramethylsilane (TMS) as the internal standard) also shows, for example through the ratio of the methyl groups present on the hydantoin ring (6=1.4-1.5, doublet) to the internal methylene groups (CH (8=1.65-1.73, multiplet) of 3:2, that the substance of the structure given below has been obtained:

(b) N,N'-bis-(5,5-dimethyl-hydantoin-1-carbonyl)- 3,5 ,5-trimethyl-3-aminomethyl-cyclohexylamine-1 A mixture of 512 g. (4 mols) of 5,5-dimethylhydantoin and 444 g. (2 mols) of 3,5,5-trimethyl-3-isocyanatomethylcyclohexane-l-isocyanate (isophoronediisocyanate) is stirred for three hours at -140 C. in a glass apparatus such as that described under instruction (A)(1)(a). A completely clear, colourless melt results, which is poured out onto a metal sheet to cool. After grinding the material, a pale yellow powder, which melts at 112114 C. is obtained in quantitative yield. The elementary analysis shows a nitrogen content of 12.5% (calculated, 12.56% The mass spectrum shows, in addition to the molecule-ion at 478 MU, the following characteristic ions: MU=479 (=478+H); MU=323 (=478-155), MU=294,

The infrared and nuclear resonance spectra also agree with the following structure of the substance obtained:

(c) N,N'-bis- (5 ,5 -dimethyl-hydantoinl-carb onyl) to1uylene-2,4-diamine Adduct of 1 mol of toluylene-2,4-diisocyanate and 2 mols of 5,5-dimethylhydantoin: 3 mols of 5,5-dimethylhydantoin (384.5 g.) are reacted with 1.5 mols of toluylene-2,4-diisocyanate (261 g.) at 150 C. bath temperature, analogously to the procedure described above under instruction (A)(1)(a). The reaction time is 2 /2 hours and the reaction is slightly exothermic. Working up takes place analogously to the procedure described above under (A)(1)(a). The product, which can be recrystallised from alcohol/dimethylformamide, melts at 266- 267 C. and has the following structure:

CH CH3 ri s (d) N,N'-bis-(5,5-dimethyl 6 isopropyl 5,6 dihydrouracil 1 carbouyl)-3,5,5-trimethyl 3 aminomethylcyclohexylamine-l Adduct of 1 mol of isophoronediisocyanate and 2 mols of 5,5-dimethyl-6-isopropyl-5,6-dihydrouracil:2 mols of 5,5-dimethyl-6-isopropyl-5,6-dihydrouracil (369 g.) are added to 1 mol of isophoronediisocyanate (222.3 g.) as described above under instruction (A)(1)(a). The re action is effected in 4 /2 hours at -162 C. A crude product, which can be recrystallised from acetone, is obtained in quantitative yield; the purified adduct melts at 213215 C. Elementary analysis shows: 60.9% C (theory: 61.0) and 14.2% N (theory: 14.23% N).

The mass spectrum shows the expected molecule-ion at 590 MU and further characteristic ions at MU=591,

11 407, 379, 378 and 363. The substance obtained thus has the following structure:

(e) N,N'-bis-(5,5-dimethyl-6-isopropyl-5,6-dihydrouracill-carbonyl) -hexamethylenediamine 3 (2) Monoglycidyl Derivatives of 1 MOI of Epichlorohydrin and 1 MOI of a Hydantoin or Dihydrouracil (a) 3-glycidyl-5,5-dimethyl-hydantoin A mixture of 128 g. of 5,5-dimethylhydantoin (1 mol), 2775 g. of epichlorohydrin mols) and 0.66 g. of benzyltrimethylammonium chloride was heated to 118 C. for 95 minutes. A sample withdrawn from the reaction mixture then shows, after distilling off the excess epichlorohydrin and the 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol formed, an epoxide content of 2.78 epoxide equivalents/kg. The reaction mixture was cooled to 60 C. and 42.3 g. of finely powdered sodium hydroxide (1.05 mols) were added over the course of 20 minutes in small portions, with vigorous stirring. After completion of the addition, the mixture was stirred for a further 30 minutes at 60 C. Thereafter the water produced in the reaction was removed by azeotropic distillation together with a part of the epichlorohydrin at 60 C. and mm. Hg. After cooling, the sodium chloride produced was filtered off and the clear filtrate was first concentrated at 30 mm. Hg and then in a high vacuum.

198.5 g. (theory for (N)3-glycidyl-5,S-dimethyl-hydantoin: 184 g.) of a pale yellow-coloured crystal paste were obtained having an epoxide content of 4.96 epoxide equivalents/kg. (theory for (N) 3-glycidyl-5,5-dimethylhydantoin: 5.43 epoxide equivalents/kg).

The product was recrystallised once from methyl ethyl ketone and once from acetone and the (N) 3-glycidyl-5,5- dimethyl-hydantoin was obtained as a pure white crystal powder.

12 The product substantially consists of 3-glycidyl-5,5-dimethyl-hydantoin of the structure:

CH3 CH8 C-C=O l HN N--CH;CH-CH2 l. (b) 3-glycidyl-5,S-dimethyl-6-isopropyl-5,6-dihydrouracil A solution of 552.6 g. of 5,5-dimethyl-6-isopropyl-5,6- dihydrouracil (3.0 mols) in 2775 g. of epichlorohydrin (30.0 mols), with the addition of 149 g. of tetraethyl- 5 ammonium chloride is stirred to 3 hours under reflux at 117-l19 C. Thereafter dehydrohalogenation is carried out with 300.0 g. of 50% strength sodium hydroxide solution over the course of 120 minutes, with vigorous stirring and continuous azeotropic circulatory distillation, the water formed being separated off. After a further 10 minutes, no further water separates ofi.

Thereafter the mixture is cooled to 40 C. and the sodium chloride produced in the reaction is removed by filtration. The sodium chloride layer is rinsed with 10 ml. of epichlorohydrin. The combined epichlorohydrin solutions are extracted by shaking with 150 ml. of water. After separating off the aqueous phase, the remainder is concentrated on a rotary evaporator at 60 C. under a waterpump vacuum. It is then dried to constant weight at C. under 0.2 mm. Hg. 721 g. of a colourless to pale yellow, clear, highly viscous resin of theory) are obtained. The epoxide content is 3.98 g. equivalents/kg.

(95.7% of theory).

The product essentially consists of 3-glycidyl-5,5-di- 5 methyl-6-isopropyl-5,'6-dihydrouracil of the following structure HC-C ' 5 1130 orn (B) MODEL EXPERIMENTS (a) The model experiment which follows shows that organic isocyanates react with the N H group of hydantoins to give stable adducts. With 5,5-dimethylhydantoin with phenylisocyanate as the model substances, the reaction takes place as follows:

This reaction takes place smoothly and with good yields. It was found that the derivatives thus obtained are at least as heat-stable as the urethanes obtainable from the corresponding isocyanates; this was examined by means of the following experiments:

A mixture of 128.1 g. of 5,5-dimethylhydantoin (1 mol) and 119.2 g. of phenylisocyanate (1 mol) is first introduced, at room temperature, into a 500 ml. glass flask eqiupped with stirrer, thermometer and reflux condenser. The resulting paste is heated to 150 C. internal temperature over the course of minutes, whilst stirring. After about 80 minutes under the conditions mentioned, a clear, mobile melt results. To complete the reaction, this is stirred for a further 2 hours at 160 C. On cooling, the mass immediately crystallises. 233 g. of light yellow crystals (yield: 94.3% of theory) are obtained.

For purification, the product is recrystallised from absolute ethanol. Practically colourless, fine crystals are obtained in 69.6% yield of pure substance (172 g.); the crystals melt at 166-l68 C.

Elementary analysis gives the following result:

Found (percent): C, 58.11; H, 5.33; 'N, 16.85. Calculated (percent): C, 58.29; H, 5.30; N, 17.00.

The infrared spectrum shows, through the presence 7 of bands for an aromatic ring and bands for the hydantoin skeleton, that the desired product has been produced. This finding is further confirmed by the presence of three amide-N-H frequencies (3280 cmr 3202 cm.- and 3095 cmr and by three carbonyl absorption bands (1782 cmr 1740 cm." and 1710 cm.-

The proton-magnetic resonance spectrum (60 Mc- NMR, recorded in deuterochloroform at C., with tetramethylsilane as the internal standard) also shows, through the presence of the signals for the aromatic ring at 6:6.95-755 (multiplet) and the signals for the CH and N-H group of the hydantoin, in addition to the signal for the urea-amide (N-H) group, that the end product obtained has the structure given below:

A sample of 70 g. of the compound thus synthesized is investigated, in a glass flask with a descending condenser and thermometer, for thermal re-decomposition into phenylisocyanate and dimethylhydantoin. At a bath temperature of 175 C., the substance is completely fused and is at a temperature of 168 C.; no signs of a decomposition are detectable. The temperature of the sample is now rapidly raised to 205 C. and here again no trace of a decomposition is as yet visible. At 215 C., very slight bubble formation in the melt is detectable. At 232 C. a slow decomposition starts and at 240 C. sample temperature phenylisocyanate begins to distil off. At 260 C. a relatively rapid distillation commences.

On the basis of this experiment, the decomposition point of the substance can be given as about 215-225 C., whilst urethanes of primary aliphatic alcohols and aromatic isocyanates already decompose from about 200 C. onwards.

(b) The following experiment shows that 3-glycidyl- 5,5-dimethylhydantoin and phenylisocyanate as a model substance react smoothly and in good yield with one another, as follows:

H CH3 0:0

The isocyanate group thus reacts with the N -H group of the hydantoin analogously to the model ex- 14 periment (a), to give a stable adduct, whilst the glycidyl group remains intact.

A mixture of 36.8 g. (0.2 mol) of 3-glycidyl-5,5-dimethylhydantoin (melting point -87 C., epoxide content 5.44 equivalents/kg.= of theory), 100 ml. of dioxane and 23.8 g. of phenylisocyanate (0.2 mol) is first prepared at room temperature, resulting in a clear, colourless solution. The solution is stirred at C. bath temperature; hereupon an internal temperature of 104l07 C. is produced. The mixture is kept for 150 minutes at this temperature and is then cooled to room teperature, filtered and completely concentrated on a rotary evaporator at 70 C. under a waterpump vacuum; thereafter the material is dried to constant weight at 70 C. under 0.1 mm. Hg; hereupon, the reaction product crystallises out.

60.6 g. (yield: 100% of theory) of practically colour less crystals, with 2.95 epoxide equivalents/kg. (89.4% of theory), are obtained.

For purification, the product is recrystallised from acetone. Colourless crystals are thereby obtained, melting at 92-93.5 C. The expoxide content of the purified product is 3.18 equivalents/kg, corresponding to 96.4% of theory.

Elementary analysis shows the following:

Found (percent): N, 13.85. Calculated (percent): N, 13.86.

The infrared spectrum (ground paste with Nujol) shows, in contrast to the end product from model experiment a for the hydantoin mixture only one remaining amide-(N-H) frequency at 3320 cm. but the same bands for the carbonyl group and for the aromatic ring as the end product from model experiment a; additionally, the absorptions of the glycidyl group are now still visible.

The proton-magnetic resonance spectrum also agrees with the structure given below.

The ultraviolet spectrum (recorded in chloroform, concentration: 10' mol/ litre) shows a Amax, at 249 ,um., with an extinction E max. of 15,100.

Further, the mass spectrum proves the structure shown below. The molecule-ion appears very clearly at 303 mass units and this agrees with the theoretical molecular weight of 303.3. The fragment-ion at 184 mass units probably originates through isocyanate being split from the molecule-ion.

The product thus consists of the monoepoxide of the structure:

(C) MANUFACTURING EXAMPLES Example 1 A mixture of 126 g. (0.297 mol) of the N,N'-bis-(5,5- dimethyl-hydantoin-1-carbonyl) hexamethylenediamine manufactured according to instruction (A)(1)(a), 832 g. of epichlorohydrin and 1.48 g. of tetraethyleneammonium chloride is stired for 60 minutes at 90 C. Hereupon a colourless, clear solution is produced.

Thereafter, a circulatory distillation is established at C. bath temperature by application of vacuum (60-90 mm. Hg) in such a way as to result in an internal temperature of 60 C. 57.0 g. of a 50% strength aqueous sodium hydroxide solution are now added dropwise, with vigorous stirring, over the course of two hours. At the same time the Water present in the reaction mixture is continuously removed azeotropically, and separated off. The batch is then further distilled azeotropically for 20 minutes to remove the last traces of water.

The mixture is then cooled to about 35 C. and the 50% strength aqueous sodium hydroxide solution is carsodium chloride produced in the reaction is removed by ried out in accordance with Example 1. The working up filtration. The filter residue is rinsed with 100 m1. of of the reaction product also takes place in accordance epichlorohydrin. The combined epichlorohydrin solutions with the working instructions in Example 1. are extracted by shaking with 150 m1. of water. After 666.4 g. of a highly viscous, light yellow, clear resin separating off the aqueous phase, the organic layer is ex- (yield: 99% of theory), having an epoxide content of tensively concentrated at 60 C. under a slight vacuum. 3.26 equivalents/kg. (98.3% of theory), are obtained. 80 ml. of water are then added and the mixture is con- The product thus manufactured essentially consists of the centrated; additionally, 80 m1. of toluene are then added diepoxide of the formula o o o o H H8O I I mo cm 0 2CHcH -N N-C-N-CH g 0 oo= C l] l l A] N N NCH CH-CH2 and the mixture completely concentrated at 65 C./ 20 Example 3 mm. Hg. It is now dried to constant weight at 0.2 mm. A mixture of 465 (L08 mols) of the Hg and 70 C.

153.1 g. of the desired diglycidyl compound (corresponding to a yield of 96.1% of theory) are obtained. The epoxide content is 3.78 equivalents/kg. (theory: 3.73 equivalents/ kg.

For purification, the colourless, crystalline, still somedimethyl hydantoin l-carbonyl)-toluylene-2,4-diamine manufactured according to instruction (A) (1) (c), 2,995 g. of epichlorohydrin (32.4 mols) and 5.37 g. of tetraethylammonium chloride is reacted as described in Example 1. The dehydrohalogenation is carried out with 207 g. of 50% stren th aqueous sodium hydroxide solution. what tacky product can be recrystalhsed from methanol/ After workingup in accordance with Example 1, 540

tetrahydrofurane. Fine, colourless crystals melting at 153- It I t 155 C., are obtained. The epoxide content is 3.60 g g%; g? flfgg gi euliihvisgggs 22:21:}: equwalents/kg. (yield: 96.6% of theory). The total equivalents (79% of theory) are obtained. chlorine content is 0.7%. The proton-magnetic resonance The 60 MC HNMR spectrum (in CDCI3 at C speqmm (60 'H IeCOIdFd m @3013 35 against tetramethylsilane) shows, through comparison of against tetramethylsilane) shows inter aha through the the integrals following signals and their integrals that the new resin 35 has the structure given below:

om 6-173 (sin let) 0 cm g 40 an epoxide content of 78.8% of theory. The product ob- OH; tained thus essentially consists of the diepoxide of the following structure:

Ha CH: Ha CH: A oH,-oH-oH,-N N-C-N N-ii-r'r 1 I-cH,-o crr,

Example 4 6=2.552.90 (multiplet) sir- 011- A suspension of 167.5 g. (0.3525 mol) of the N,N'-

bis (5,5 dimethyl 6 isopropyl-5,6-dihydrouracil-lcarbonyl) 3,5,5 trimethyl-3-aminomethyl-cyclohexyl- The product thus essentially consists of the diepoxide amine'l'manufacmred according to instruction (A)(1)' of the formula: 1 I

6=3.78.8 (doublet) N-Clir- 540 g. (1.13 mols) of the N,N-bis-(5,5-dimethy1-h (d), in 786 g. of epichlorohydrin (8.4973 mols), with the dantoin 1 carbonyl) 3,5,5-trimethyl-3-aminomethyladdition of 2.84 g. of tetraethylammonium chloride, is cyclohexylamine-l manufactured according to instruction treated as described in Example 1.

(A) (1) (b), together with 3135 g. of epichlorohydrin (33.9 mols) and 5.62 g. of tetraethylammonium chloride, 5 The dehydmhalogenauoli 1s earned wlth of are stirred for 45 minutes at 90 C., whereby a clear, light 0% Strength aqueous sodmm hydroxlde sohmon m acochre co1oured Solution is Produced. cordance with Example 1; the working up also takes place The subsequent dehydrohalogenation with 218 g. of in accordance with the Working instruction in Example 1.

3,778,439 17 18 248 g. of light, clear, viscous epoxide resin with 3.3 isocyanate.(0.635 mol) are successively introduced into a epoxide equivalents/kg. are obtained. The resin essentially dry glass flask equipped with a stirrer, thermometer and consists of the diepoxide of the formula reflux condenser. The resulting colourless, clear solution, which initially has an isocyanate content of 8.12%, is

g 0 H Cm CH; CH: a cH s oH-cHr-N N IiT-CH2 3 N- N oH-on -cm 01h cm E =0 CH3- H 0 cm on, on,

Example 5 stirred for 3 hours under reflux with exclusion of moisture (internal temperature 75-78 C.). The isocyanate content 330-7 gof the y py 'i hereupon drops to 0.66%. To complete the reaction, dihydrouracil-l-carbonyl) hexamethylenediamine manuthe mixture is stirred for a further 120 minutes under the factured aCCO g- Working instruction are abovementioned conditions, in the course of which the treated With 1,1351) o BPiQhIOI'OhYdIiII and of isocyanate content practically falls to zero. tetramethylammonium Chloride in accordance With The chloroform is now removed by distilling it off on a mp 1 and reacted W 113 of Strength Sodium rotary evaporator. Thereafter the product is dried to conhydroxide solution as described in Example 1. After workm weight at 65 C /0 1 mm H 8 P the reaction productrallalogously to Example 365.5 g. of a practically colourless, brittle epoxide 398 g. of a viscous resin which slowly crystallises are obresin (yield: 97.5% of theory), softening at 75 C. 'Iained (Y 100% of y); its epoXide content is (Kofier) are obtained; its epoxide content is 3.39 equiv- 3.4 equivalents/kg. alents/kg. (100% of theory).

The epoxide resin can be recrystallised from ethanol. The molecular weight determined by vapour pressure Colourless crystals having an epoxide content of 3.0 osmometry (measured in dimethylformamide at 100 C. equivalellis/kg- (973% of y) are Obtained; the at four concentrations, and extrapolated to concentration total chlorine content is 1.5%. The proton-magnetic ret 0) i M- -.591 The th or ti al molecular weight is sonance spectrum molar solution i 590.7. The product essentially consists of the same di- CDCLs at -a against tetfamethylsilane) Shows epoxide as the diepoxide described in Example 2, of structhrough the presence of, inter alia, the following signals, 35 ture:

H30 CH: O=C \C/O H 0 H1O CH5 I I a c zCHCHz-N N- NHCH H Bee on,

i i a g NHG--N N-om-ccm and their integration, that the new resin essentially has the structure given below: E l 7 :0 7 H CH8 52482 t 240 g. of 3-glyc1dyl- 5,5 dimethyl-6-1sopropy1-5,6-d1- 52-8 quar e hydrouracil (1.0 mol) and 250 ml. of dioxane are stirred 7 at 100104 C. under reflux in a glass apparatus analogous OH, to that of Example 6, additionally provided with a drop- 8:1 27 ping funnel. A solution of 111 g. of isophoronediisocya- 6:12.38] doublet nate in 250 ml. of dioxane is added dropwise, over the CH: course of 25 minutes, to the clear and colourless solution. The mixture is thereafter stirred for a further 5 hours at 103-104 C. The reaction product is worked up analogously to Example 6.

6:2. 522. 82 multiplet: 2XCHzCH- The product thus essentially consists of thediepoxide of the formula:

Example 6 i i A colourless powder ofepoxide content 2.4 equivalents/ 234 g. of 3-glycidyl-5,5-dimethylhydantoin 1.27 mols), (842% of y) is Obtained in quantitative Yield 282.4 ml. of chloroform and 141.2 g. of isophoronedi- 7. (351 g.). Theproduct essentially consists of .thesame di A 3,778,489 19 g g V 20 epoxide as the diepoxide described in Example 4, of strucand 0.5 g. of benzyldimethylamine analogously to Exture: ample'I. Curing takes place analogously to the description 0: E /CH:| H H1\ /=0 Cg Cut-CH H3O CH; CH: I CH3 CH:

Example 8 in Example I. The mouldings obtainedshow the following 177.2 g. 3 mols) of the bis-hydantoin-diglycidyl comelectrical Pmpertie pound manufactured according to Example 2, of epoxide Tracking resistance (VDE 0303). level KA 3b content 3.26 equivalents/kg, and 1,100 g. of epichloro- Arcing resistance (VDE 0303): 1evelL4 hydrin (12 mols) are reacted, analogously to Example 1.

with 60 g. of 50% strength aqueous sodium hydroxide Example 1 solution under the catalytic action of 3.9 g. of 50% strength aqueous tetramethylammonium chloride solu- 2 samples of each of the epoxide compounds manufaction. Working up also takes place in accordance with tured according to Examples 1, 2, 6 and 7 are warmed in 2. Example 1. A clear, light yellow, highly viscous resin beaker and in each case one sample is rapidly mixed wth of epoxide content 4.74 equivalents/kg. is obtained in the equivalent amount of hexahydrophthalic anhydride 99.5% yield (200 g.); the epoxide content corresponds and the other samples with equivalent amounts of isoto 83.3% of theory, relative to the tetraglycidyl compound. phoronediamine, and the mixtures are cured' for 16 hours The product obtained essentially consists of the tetraat 140 C. The glass transition temperatures of these cured glycidyl compound of the following structure samples are determined.

H c on, on 3 3 H10 0 /0\ O=(I3 3,0 m 0 (l3=0 CH3-CHCH7N\ /NC|N-CH2-\ /f JN\ /NCHaCH CH, o n, N o (i) CH: 1 H2 I /0 The experiment shows that under suitable conditions the urea-NH groups of the bis-hydantoin compounds can Glass transition tempera thus also be glycidylated. The tetraglycidylation can, under suitable conditions, also be achieved directly in one reaction Step Epoxide compound Hexahydromanufactured acphthalic Isophorone- (D) USE EXAMPLES rdi g to example anhydride diamlne 132 117 Example I 142 142 203 g. of the epoxide resin manufactured according to 5 171 Example 2, having an epoxide content of 3.26 epoxide equivalents/kg, are mixed with 98 g. of hexahydrophthalic anhydride at 80 C. and 0.5 g. of benzyldimethylamine are added to the clear melt. This mixture is poured into aluminium moulds of 4 mm. wall thickness, pre- We claim: 1. A binuclear N-heterocyclic polyglycidyl compound of the formula: 1

warmed to 80 C. Curing takes place in accordance with 0 0 the following cycle: 2 hours/80 C.+2 hours/ 150 C. 0 fi-Z1 Zzfl +12 hours/ 150 C. Clear, light yellow mouldings having l; l; l the following properties are obtained: i g 2 g Flexural strength (VSM 77,103), kp./mm. 6.8 lg lg Heat distortion point according to Martens (DIN 53,458) a 98 wherein Z and Z are the same and represent a group having the formula: Example II R 134 g. of the epoxide resin manufactured in accordance with Example 4, containing 3.3 epoxide equivalents, are R; processed with 66.0 g. of hexahydrophthalic anhydride, r and cured, analogously to Example I. Clear, dark yellow N o R mouldings having the following properties are obtained: Arcing resistance according to ASTM 495: no tracking trace (the material subsequently melts) o wherein R and R is hydrogen, alkyl of from 1 to 4 gg jigi gislstance (VDE 0303) at 23 level KA carbon atoms, or together are tetramethylene or pentamethylene; R R R and R each represent hydrogen V HI I or alkyl of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; B and B is hydro- 199.5 g. of the epoxide resin manufactured according gen, glycidyl or p-methylglycidyl X and X each repreto Example 5, containing 3.4 epoxide equivalents/kg, are sent hydrogen or methyl; and A is alkylene of from 1 processed with 100.5 .g. of. hexahydrophthalic anhydride to 10 carbon atoms, phenylene, tolylene, cyclohexylene,

cyclopentylene, diphenylenemethane, or a group having the formula:

CH3 CH5 C a C 8 H30 5. A compound as claimed in claim 1 of the formula 6. A compound as claimed in claim 1 of the formula CH5 CH3 7. A compound as claimed in claim 1 of the formula CH3 CH5 CH;

c on a on, on, on,

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